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Review
. 2017 Feb;24(1):194-199.
doi: 10.3758/s13423-016-1087-5.

The language-ready head: Evolutionary considerations

Cedric Boeckx  1   2
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Review

The language-ready head: Evolutionary considerations

Cedric Boeckx. Psychon Bull Rev. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

This article offers a succinct overview of the hypothesis that the evolution of cognition could benefit from a close examination of brain changes reflected in the shape of the neurocranium. I provide both neurological and genetic evidence in support of this hypothesis, and conclude that the study of language evolution need not be regarded as a mystery.

Keywords: Genetics; Language evolution; Neurocranium; Neurolinguistics.

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